AI traffic
AI indexing, Live fetches, AI training
How many pages AI crawlers requested in the period, by the three purposes.
Each number is the count of requests made by verified AI crawlers, for that purpose, in the chosen period.
Formula
AI indexing = verified requests from indexing crawlers (OAI-SearchBot, Claude-SearchBot, PerplexityBot…)
Live fetches = verified requests from live-fetch crawlers (ChatGPT-User, Claude-User, Perplexity-User…)
AI training = verified requests from training crawlers (GPTBot, ClaudeBot, Google-Extended…)
Every request counts once. A crawler reading the same page 10 times makes 10 hits. The purpose comes from the crawler list.
The change next to the number is a percentage against the same length of time before:
change = (this period − previous period) ÷ previous period × 100
Example
In the last 28 days, OAI-SearchBot requested 120 pages and PerplexityBot 80, all from verified IPs. Another 40 requests came from a "PerplexityBot" on an address that is not Perplexity's:
AI indexing = 120 + 80 = 200
The 40 are spoofed and do not count. If the 28 days before had 160, the number shows +25%.
What counts and what doesn't
| Counts | Doesn't count |
|---|---|
Page requests (GET/HEAD) by listed crawlers, verified |
Spoofed requests (the IP is not the operator's) |
| Requests with any status code, 404 or 500 included | Unverifiable and unchecked hits — unless you switch on "Include unverifiable" |
| Googlebot, Bingbot, SEO tools, monitors | |
| Crawlers removed from the list, even if their hits were received | |
AJAX calls, form posts and paths excluded in the integration (e.g. /wp-admin) |
When there are unverifiable hits, a line under the numbers reads "+N hits from crawlers that cannot be verified are not counted. Include them" — one click adds them.
How to read it
- AI indexing is the closest to future visibility: indexed pages can be found and quoted when someone searches. Compare it with visibility and used as source.
- Live fetches mean someone asked an assistant something and it opened your page to answer. It is the most direct sign you are used as a source right now.
- AI training brings no traffic or citations right away. Many sites block it in
robots.txt; that is your choice. - A very large number from one crawler often comes from a full recrawl of the site; see AI crawlers for detail.
- The numbers only come from pages that run PHP. A page served from a cache that crawlers do not bypass is missing; see your platform's install guide.
Where it appears
- AI traffic → Overview — the three numbers, the change and the "AI traffic per day" chart, stacked by purpose.
- AI traffic → Pages — the same three columns, per page.
- AI traffic → AI crawlers — the hits of every crawler, with its purpose.